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The restored beer cellar at Monticello.
PHOTO FROM MONTICELLO WSEBSITE
Did Thomas Jefferson have a special recipe for beer? If so, maybe someone could use it and make a fortune. But as Monticello’s...

7 commentsTracey Ullman's State of the Union appears on Showtime.
PUBLICITY PHOTO FROM MONTICELLO
Comedienne and actress Tracey Ullman will speak to the nation's newest citizens at Monticello's July 4...

3 commentsThe mysterious third-floor Dome Room will finally be open to the public on June 11. PHOTO BY TOM DALY
Monticello was designed for the pleasure and architectural curiosity of its owner, but as a new...

3 commentsMonticello's kitchen comes to life. PHOTO BY DAVE MCNAIR
Dish had a chance recently to enjoy a bite to eat in Thomas Jefferson’s renovated kitchen, and to visit his restored wine cellar, projects...

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Leslie Greene BowmanPHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO
In Charlottesville, a popular variation of WWJD is "what would Jefferson do?" For Leslie Greene Bowman, a variation weighs as she goes about her new...

0 commentsBoston Globe correspondent Michael Kranish’s new book is politely called Flight from Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War, but it could just as easily be called “Jefferson on the Run” or “Jefferson’s...

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FILE PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCER
Are Monticello guides snorting up lines in the fancy bathrooms of the new Visitor Center? Are the horiculturists secretly growing cannabis in Mr. Jefferson's gardens? In...

5 comments A reporter's ears perked up during an August 2 visit to America's largest house in Asheville, North Carolina when the headphones advised that the mansion's Breakfast Room was clad in "hand-tooled...

8 commentsThe Thomas Jefferson Foundation announced yesterday that Congressman Tom Perriello (D-Ivy) will serve as the keynote speaker for this year's annual July 4 naturalization ceremony for new U.S....

1 commentsThe Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine tells the story of the controversy surrounding a bottle of wine thought to be owned by Thomas Jefferson....

0 commentsTourists at the Monticello Visitors Center study a bronze topographical relief model of Jefferson's 5000-acre plantation as it existed in the 19th century. The model, partly based on Jefferson's own...

1 commentsTourists pose with a life-size bronze statue of Thomas Jefferson at Moniticello's new visitors center, which stands near the shuttle stop up the mountain. At 6 feet, 3 inches, the statue shows...

0 commentsMonticello microbrew? It’s no news that Thomas Jefferson was quite the wine connoisseur, but did you know that beer was actually the dinner beverage of choice at Monticello? Thanks to a newly...

0 commentsParades and fireworks are fine and dandy, but I’ve got a 4th of July event that could very likely bring tears to your eyes, or at least a big stars-and-stripes smile: watching 77 people from 35...

0 commentsCandles lighting the winter darkness… a warm fire on the hearth… a mug of hot mulled cider and fresh-baked snickerdoodles… The holiday season pulls us back in time perhaps more than any other time of...

0 commentsHeads or tails? Monticello's future on the flip side of the nickel might be anyone's guess.
The idea of replacing Monticello has been kicked around for a while now by legislators and the U.S. Mint....